What are the C:F Schools?

Challenge:Future Competition stands at the heart of all think tank’s activities. In this radically inclusive, open innovation, sustainability-focused competition, youth teams compete to solve unique global challenges. During the C:F Competition 2009-2010, more than 245 faculties and universities formed 550 competing teams from 72 countries to engage their minds and hearts via an eight-month-long innovation competition. As we step into 2011 competition, more than 190 countries and 980 schools are represented in the C:F Community.

Challenge:Future offers:

• a unique learning and development opportunity for all undergraduate, graduate students and youth aged 18 to 30,
• a new avenue for developing mentoring and teaching excellence for faculty members, and
• a chance to demonstrate openness to innovation and global vision for a school as a whole.

Bonus points are also added to the Schools at the end of the Competition to finalist the list of schools in Hall of Fame. Please check out the Sparks page on how the following points are award due to mentor activities:

• A mentor registers on the platform 50
• A competing team has a mentor (sparks per team) 50
• Mentor’s team submitted solution in the First Round 20
• Mentor’s team selected as Semi-Finalist 50
• Mentor’s team selected as Finalist 100
• Mentor’s team selected as a Grand Award Contender 200
• Mentor’s team selected as the Grand Winner 500

Meet the C:F Schools

We invite you to explore the schools that have taken part in the Challenge:Future efforts so far: Explore the full listing of participating schools Visit the Schools Hall of Fame, featuring schools that have demonstrated outstanding level of innovation and contribution in the 2009-2010 Competition Discover updates and insights shared via C:F Schools & Mentors News

Become a C:F School

We invite you to take part in this exciting new experience called Challenge:Future and to become one of the Challenge:Future Schools. If you would like to join us as a C:F School and be part of the engaging process to shape the future, contact us with the name of your school coordinator and we would be happy to forward you more information!

We hope that as a C:F school you will benefit from shaping the future in the following ways:

• Explore and enrich your educational curriculum via C:F themes, such as climate change, innovation, and sustainability
• Become one of the 10 schools with most active and successful students, teams, and mentors to be recognized in the Challenge:Future Hall of Fame
• Foster teamwork, collaboration, and innovative thinking among students in the process of team creation and working together on the challenges
• Provide an opportunity for students to compete for great prizes, including €20,000 Grand Award
• Get a chance to influence and shape future projects developed within Challenge:Future
• Contribute with valuable content to The Future Book or C:F Competition themes and discussions
• Attend the Challenge:Future Summit and participate in ideas and best practices exchange